Police Department

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the remains as those of Edward Gardner, according to the Oswego Police Department.

The city is aiming to start fresh with a Downtown Riverfront Property Feasibility Study for the site this summer.

On May 6, Polo City Council members voted to purchase six body cameras and four squad dashboard cameras for the Polo Police Department from Axon Enterprise, of Scottsdale, Arizona, for a total of $74,901 over five years.

The City of Lockport is considering an ordinance that would allow the city's police to write administrative tickets for mobile phone use while driving, lowering the fine for drivers.

Will County Sheriff's Police Deputies Victoria Sims Janovyak and Mike Janovyak have been working for seven years to increase fundraising and participation for Special Olympics in Will County through their department.

The Joliet Police Department has announced details for its 21st annual Dunkin Donuts Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for Special Olympics.

Plainfield Police Officer Dean Klier said his experience in his first year as a school resource officer has taught him that "everybody has a story,” whether it’s “inside the school or on the street.”

Sauk Valley Media recognizes and salutes our first responders.

The Rissmans donated eight Life Vac rescue suction devices, which could come in very handy when an officer is in a situation where someone is choking.

The Lockport Resource Center and Lockport Police Department are in the process of collecting used bikes and scooters, which they will fix, clean, and sell this May to fund scholarships for students.

Randy Endean was appointed to be Maple Park's new police chief on April 2.

Agustin Martinez-Gallegos, 23, has been identified as the man who died after falling down an elevator shaft at a Joliet building.

The new social work program aims to provides essential services, crisis intervention, and community outreach within the Montgomery Police Department.

Lockport Police vehicles were spotted on Thursday morning assisting with a Department of Homeland Security investigation along Bruce Road.

A CITGO Lemont Refinery employee has been recognized as a hero by the company and the Village of Lemont after he saved a citizen from a burning vehicle in January.